on 18th century literature
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This is a collection of important personalities and their works .The ppt. is prepared for the Major students in English. Suggestions and comments solicited.TRANSCRIPT
18T H CENTURY LITERATURE IN
FLASHBACK
By: Indranil Sarkar
4/14/2012
18 T H CENTURY LITERATURE
1.The prominent writers in the 18th century were
enlighteners. They belong to two groups: ------------
group and ------------- group.
Ans. THE MODERATE and THE RADICAL
2. Mystery, horror and suspense are the principal
elements of---------------------novels.
Ans. GOETHIC
18 T H CENTURY LITERATURE
3. Laurence Sterne is chiefly revered for his two books, __________and A Sentimental Journey, esp. the former. Ans. TRISTAM SHANDY
4. Pamela is written in the form of a/an ______novel.
Ans. EPISTOLARY
6 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W R I T T E N B Y S H E R I D A N I S A C L E V E R S AT I R E O N T H E S E N T I M E N TA L A N D P S E U D O -
R O M A N T I C FA N C I E S O F M A N Y Y O U N G W O M E N O F T H E U P P E R C L A S S E S O F T H E 1 8 T H C E N T U RY .
A N S . T H E R I VA L S
5.What is the only novel written by Oliver Goldsmith that gives a detailed account of the numerous misfortunes
befalling to the central character and his family.
Ans. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
8 . W H O I S D E S I G N AT E D A S T H E O N LY I M P O R T A N T E N G L I S H D R A M AT I S T I N T H E 1 8 T H C E N T U R Y ?
A N S . R I C H A R D B R I N S L E Y S H E R I D A N
7. James Boswell wrote only one book in his life, the biography of Samuel Jonson which is frequently considered the best in English language. The name of the book is ________.
Ans. LIFE OF JOHNSON
1 0 . I N T H E C O L L E C T I O N O F FA M I L I A R E SS AY S, O L I V E R G O L D S M I T H VO I C E S H I S S AT I R I C A L C O M M E N T S O N T H E E N G L I S H S O C I E T Y O F H I S D AY F R O M T H E V I E W P O I N T O F A N A L L E G E D C H I N E S E T R AV E L E R . T H E N A M E O F T H E C O L L E C T I O N I S - - - - - - - .
A N S. T H E C I T I Z E N O F T H E W O R L D
9. Which poem of Thomas Gray is considered as a model of sentimentalist poetry, esp. the Graveyard school of poetry?
Ans. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
1 2 . ― T I L L A ‘ T H E S E A S G A N G D R Y, M Y D E A R ,
A N D T H E R O C K S M E LT W I ‘ T H E S U N :
I W I L L L U V E T H E E S T I L L , M Y D E A R ,
W H I L E T H E S A N D S O ‘ L I F E S H A L L R U N . ‖
F R O M W H I C H FA M O U S P O E M T H E A B O V E V E R S E L I N E S A R E T A K E N ? .
A N S . A R E D , R E D R O S E BY R O B E RT B U R N S
11. In which memorable poem, William Blake expounds his theory of Imagination, asserting that the world of imagination is the world of
eternity.
Ans. Jerusalem
14.The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is considered as the greatest historical writing in
English. Who’s masterpiece is it?
Ans. Edward Gibbon
13. Which of Oliver Goldsmith‘s best poems, refers to his sharp protest against the
depopulation of the English countryside as a result of the large scale Enclosure Movement.
Ans. The Deserted Village
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15. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding has an excellent plot construction. The three big divisions of the adventures of the hero and the heroine are marked by the change of scenes: ________, __________,and in London.
Ans. In the country; On the road
16. Friday is a character in the novel__________.by--------------.
Ans. Robinson Crusoe; Daniel Defoe
18T H CENTURY LITERATURE
17. ________is called the Father of the English Novel.
Ans. Samuel Richardson .
18.Who are called the four wheels of British
novel?
Ans. Henry Fielding[1707-54],Samuel
Richardson[1689-1762],Tobias Smollett[1721-
1771] and Lawrence Sterne[1713-68]
18T H CENTURY LITERATURE IN RETROSPECT
19. __________ is a picaresque novel by Daniel Defoe. It is often
considered as the feminine counterpart of Robison Crusoe:
Ans. Moll Flanders[1722]
20. Which representatives of the Enlightenment Movement in
England was the first to introduce rationalism ?
Ans. Alexander Pope
18 T H CENTURY LITERATURE
21. The 18th century England is known to the
world by two other terms; one is the Age of
Enlightenment; what is the other?
Ans. The age of Reason
22. Which satirical poem of Alexander Pope is
directed at Dullness in general.
Ans. Dunciad
23. Samuel Richardson’s
masterpiece is ________, in
which the writer creates an
image of a young woman who
is weak and helpless but who
dares to rebel against the
tyranny and fight against the
social evils.
Ans. Clarissa Harlowe
24.Adam Smith ,a pioneer in
economics, is the author of a
famous book named --------------.
Ans. The Wealth of Nations.
25. Whom did Macaulay call
‘a fool’?
Ans. James Boswell, the
biographer of Dr. Johnson.
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26.Who wrote the ‘Castle of
Otranto’? To which school or
type or genre did it belong?
Ans. “Castle of Otranto” was
written by Horace Walpole in
1764.It belonged to the terror
school or Gothic school of
English novels.
27.Name two
distinguished ‘Letter
writers’ of 18th Century.
Ans. The Earl of
Chesterfield and Lady
Mary Wortley Montague
18 T H CENTURY LITERATURE
28. The Seasons is often
considered as epoch-
making, the first
significant poem in the
tradition of pre-
romanticism. It is
written by __________.
Ans. James Thomson
18 T H CENTURY LITERATURE
29. In Gulliver’s Travels,
Yahoos are the creatures
living on ________.
Ans. Houyhnhnms
1 8 T H C E N T U RY L I T E RAT U R E I N F L A S H B AC K
BY :
Indranil Sarkar
Associate Professor in EnglishPrepared as class note for B.A. Major in English 2nd Semester
[ Gauhati University,Assam]
COURTESIES & REFERENCES :-
i. www.wikipedia.org
ii. www.enotes.com